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hello and welcome to world news america. we are following multiple extreme climate events plaguing the north african region as crews dichter the rubble after a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake in morocco. we started libya where catastrophic flooding has led to the deaths of more than 5000 over parts of the east of the country. these are the pictures from the city where survivors described a tsunami of water after two dams collapsed in more than 2000 are missing and 34,000 are homeless. here is a video of the moment floods hit the city, the power, the speed, the for sweeping everythingway. people describe the land disappearing in an instant with a rush of water and a agency site there is a need for everything from water, shelter and medicine, rescue teams. the red cross admitting the

window of opportunity to find survivors is close to being over and rescue operations are being made or difficult by the complicated political situation in libya. our correspondent s the latest. just a warning, you may find some images in this report upsetting. correspondent: when the storm came, fractured libya was not prepared, half a year of rainfall in just four hours. daylight as much as a quarter of the port city revealed it to be gone. engulfed by floodwater after t mountain dams failed. families are washed out to sea as they slept. the grim work to retrieve the lost is underway, locals working with the army helping to remove the dead, which now number in the thousands. bodies are being washed ashore by the dozens. with terrible force, the flood

swept through the city, destroying homes, cars, bridges, no warning, no evacuation order. gently the body of a child is recovered from the rubble. a few here are being found alive. they are overwhelm and libya, too much for those left grieving. entire families were swallowed by the deluge. >> i already lost six people and we managed to take out three and did not find the other three and are searching for the bodies and could not find them. >> this is god's will and destiny. i'd lost my sister and her daughters from so many god have mercy on the dead and bring back the loss. correspondent: it has long been

marginalized, once the base for the islamic state group and years of neglect and conflict and rival governments have seen libya fall apart. >> it has been in a novichok and i don't want to point the blame -- an enormous shock and i don't wa to blame anyone. massive losses. correspondent: but more could have been done. >> we warned the authorities since last week, for years with the dam had cracks and needs to be maintained. we said it and nobody listed and now it is flooded. correspondent: what remains here already barely functions. this hospital is struggling deep in water and flooded with casualties. international help is on the way. thes airplanes are from jordan but with many of the roads in eastern the beer washed away, aid will struggle to get

through. this is libya's third day of national mourning, still the corpses keep coming. after a decade of chaos, this fresh tragedy is one the country cannot bear alone. bbc news, beirut. anchor: joining us now from libya to discuss the country's ongoing recovery efforts is the unicef chief for libya. thank you for joining us this evening. what have you and your colleagues been seeing there? we heard reports of bodies washing up in masquerades required. >> the level is unprecedented of devastation because this area and further east has been cut off but during the 24 hours we started getting reports and the level of crisis is huge. we have 30,000 people displaced

in many are in schools and temporary shelters come some with host families. we have 5000 dead and many missing, so it is quite unprecedented as a crisis. what we have seen definitely is they level of discretion, social -- destruction, social infrastructure, hospitals, food, water systems, and dams have collapsed so at this point in time the key priority is lifesaving, life-saving interventions can so we send medical supplies, water, hygiene kits, chlorine tablets for the water treatment because we are afraid of waterborne diseases, but more has to be done and more resources need to be pouring in. anchor: what specific challenges argue encountering as you are trying to get through that lifesaving operation at the moment as you say?

>> so, we will need -- [indiscernible] and just arrived in benghazi with the most hit, said that would be the focus, and the roads are ready one challenge to get to their and now there is no axis. for sure moving around these areas said the me days past and the more [indiscernible] the level of destruction may be more remote areas that ve not yet been accessed. and then definitely, of course there needs to be further coordination on the ground. that is what they're looking at because a lot of aid as you mentioned is positive and states are supporting so we need to coordinate further with coordinating authorities on the ground to make sure everything is through where it is most priority but definitely there is the place of focus now but there are many of places around. anchor: unicef is focused on

children largely so how many children do you think are impacted by this disaster? >> it is a city of 80,000 t 90,000 people in 30% children, so 30,000 displaced, 5000 dead, it is almost half of the population and one third are children so it is a big number. we are looking at restoring health services as a big priority so not only the actual primary health care system but those in between and looking at social support because the level of devastation and [indiscernible] how many families have been broken and the next few days. and then definitely we are looking at restoration of water systems but also prevention of waterborne diseases, especially cholera, because a lot of contamination may happen in the situation, said that is what we

are enacting in the first phase and the second phase will be reconstruction. anchor: are you concerned about a secondary crises, as you say, the next phase when you move to reconstruction and you have separated children and damage systems? >> yeah one key concern is the number of resources we can put on the ground because many of the local partners have been affected themselves so that is definitely in the reconstruction phase why we need to look at the how of the reconstructn how many resources are going where. but for now, yeah, we are focused on lifesaving for the next you know coming weeks and then we will begin with the reconstruction later on and the government as a reconstruction plan which is positive so we expect significant resources. then it was particularly hit by conflict in the war, really hit by conflict a few years back so when i went at the beginning of

the year i saw them willing to turn the page and was very positive. in a they were very -- you know, they were welcoming to the nine nations, and now this -- united nations, and they were very welcoming, and now this. anchor: given those political conditions as you are describing them, what are the challenges to doing a work there? >> i think the authorities have been very cooperative allowing also aid to come in and allowing also member states to support so that has been positive. also we did not have restrictions on access, on the contrary was so now i don't think it is time for politics, now is the time to come together and respond through humanitarian action, so we are positive that you know more aid would flow in and we would be able to send teams, as i say, so we don't

have specific concerns because of that at this time. anchor: ok. the unicef chief and libya, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> please, we lost our friend, family, everything. we don't have place to live anymore. we need help, please. anchor: as you heard, desperate cries for help in neighboring morocco still recovering from friday's earthquake. there has been growing criticism of the government's response. adding to the chaos, aftershocks. this was the moment of panic on wednesday after an aftershock hit a village close to the epicenter of last week's earthquake. rescue workers and the temperature, and journalists ran to overland and many people have been sleeping outside in over 2000 900 people are dead and at least 5330 are injured according to the latest official figures. the country has accepted aid from four, u.k., qatar, spain,

and the uae, but resources from several other countries at the united nations remain on standby. our middle east correspondent spoke to rescue officials and temperature who are in urgent need of shelter, food, and clothing. correspondent: searching for the scent of life, scouring the ruins of one of morocco's most devastated mountain villages. we followed the u.k. rescue team , a journey to the ethquakes epicenter. this british crew here to search for survivors. they are working against all olives. >> yeah, unfortunately, he is an experienced dog and was in turkey this year and only goes on life sent. unfortunately, no indication, know interest was so unfortunately it does not look like there is any live casualties in this area.

correspondent: so now it is all about recovery, how do you cope with everything you know destroyed? he digs out the remains of his home, hoping to get to his possessions and his family's clothing. >> i was here with my family and we were having dinner, the ceiling fell on me and it is god's decision. my brother died. there is nothing i can do. i am just going to take my clothing and go to the tent. correspondent: and this is their home now. people are having to find a way to live with the foul air of death all around him. they say more than 100 were buried instantly when the quake hit here. the destruction is near absolute. well on the the minaret of the mosque remains and everything

else, homes, streets, a whole community is reduced to this. it is overwhelming and everyone we have spoken to hear says they believe everyone that was missing has died. there is no hope left. of finding survivors. some supplies are arriving for people who have lost everything. all but cut off from the outside world is a residents safe they need much more. >> there is no house to live in. if there is no helfrom the government, we have nothing. correspondent: and what the earth took away, they are already trying to rebuild. these people are shattered by loss, having to find a way to keep going. anchor: russian president vladimir putin says his country

will help north korea advance its space program. he made the promise during talks with the north korean leader kim jong-un as they toured a space center in russia's far ace and it is believed it could provide moscow with ammunition for its work in ukraine in return. correspondent: vladimir putin and kim jong-un, is this not a fine bro-mance? both leaders believe they benefit from a closer relationship. the day began with a tour of a russian space center, launch pads, rocket systems, nor three koreas -- north korea's reclusive leader once helped to develop his space and missile programs. later, president putin said their talks would cover the economy and humanitarian issues, but was there a hidden agenda? in its war in ukraine or russia

has been burning through ammunition, and u.s. officials believe the kremlin has been trying to do a deal with north korea for munitions. if it has been with this former russian foreign minister is unimpressed. >> it is very humiliating that russian ally is not northorea again. the great power would not go to north korea for an alliance or military supplies. correspondent: but the kremlin seems to believe that a great power is one that spends up to america. so was there an arms dealer was not there? we do not know, but the cream then is using closer ties with north korea to send a message to washington that russia may be under pressure and sanctions but still has the capacity to cause problems, big problems for the west. in other words, is moscow using

north korea to scare russia's opponents peered >> that is what we are going to show you that we still have this incredible leverage around the world and you do not even come we have not even scratch the surface of how much we can do damage, potential damage, or at least freak you out. if that happens, that is putin's greater weapons. correspondent: kim jong-un and vladimir putin, a marriage made not in heaven, but in a geopolitical maelstrom, having a shared enemy in the west has brought them together. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. anchor: as russia potentially seeks out help, attacks continue in the war and ukraine said it struck russia's navy and crimea in what appears to be the biggest attack in the region since the war began. moscow confirmed the strike

which caused a large fire at a shipyard and left 24 people injured. it is home to russia's black sea fleet which the crewman uses to block ukraine's food exports. it is located in crimea, was annexed and seized in 2014. this strike highlights kyiv's growing missile capabilities as russia bombards from that far with its on missiles. our diplomatic correspondent says this attack is significant not only because it was in crimea because of the weaponry used. correspondent: there are a number of interesting aspects. one, this was one of the most significant attacks on russia's black sea fleet at its home in sevastopol since the war began, and secondly, as you say the weapons used, we understand, because of the wording of a comment by the head of ukraine's air force, that these were using western supplied cruise missiles

, almost certainly the british storm shadow, and/or the french scalp missile, essentially the same weapon, launched from the air in the head of ukraine's air force congratulated its pilots for their role in this. third, this seems to be the first time that ukraine has actually had a russian submarine. it was one of two vessels we know were in dry dock undergoing repairs in sevastopol. if you look at satellite images that have emerged today, that whole area looks like it was engulfed in flames, but what we do not know is the extent of the damage russia says that both ships will return to service and do course. anchor: u.s. senator mitt romney says he will not seek reelection at the end of his term, putting the announcement out online. he ran for president in 2012 and he won the republican nomination before losg to barack obama and before that he served as

governor of massachusetts. before entering politics, he made millions in private equity. he has served in utah as u.s. senator since 2019 good he stood out as a rare republican willing to criticize the former president donald trump and voted to convict the former president of two senate impeachment trials. in his retirement announcent he said age played a factor in his decision. >> at the end of another term i would be in my mid 80's. frankly, it is time for a new generation of leaders. they are the ones who need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in. now we face critical challenges, mounting national debt, climate change, and the ambitious authoritarians of russia and china. neither president biden nor former president trump are leading their party to confront those issues. anchor: now in other news, a

convicted murderer who escaped from a jail in the u.s. state of pennsylvania was captured wednesday with the help of a heat sensing aircraft and to please dog ending the manhunt in a wooded area with more than 500 officers hunting him down. he was sentenced last month to life for killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two children and 2021. the wife of jailed mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" gman was released from prison today. the federal confirmed her release. she was sentenced in 2020 12 three years in prison but had her sentence reduced after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. her husband who led the sinaloa drug cartel is serving a life sentence in new york. the husband of u.s. representative -- died in a crash in alaska peered federal aviation administration said the crash happen in a remote area shortly after takeoff near st. mary's along the river on tuesday.

the faa and national transportation safety board are investigating the scene. consumer prices in the u.s. rose by more than expected last month , driven by higher costs for rent and fuel in the inflation rate has been 3.7% which the labor department said is up from 3.2% in july. the data comes days before the federal reserve is set to meet again. it is unclear if they will raise interest rates higher. american technology leaders including the tesla ceo elon musk and mark zuckerberg were on capitol hill today and met with lawmakers for a closed-door for them to discuss regulating artificial intelligence. tech moguls and members of congress are grappling with how to mitigate the dangers of artificial intelligence. the emerging technology has expansive boom in investment in popularity since the rease of openai's chatgpt. the bbc north america correspondent is on capitol hill today and has been speaking with

people and that closed-door session. correspondent: this was a real who's who of tech tycoons gathered in the room behind me. they met all 100 senators to discuss artificial intelligence the benefits and how deregulated and there has also been criticism with some lawmakers on both sides questioning why the meeting was closed to the public, closed to reporters. there were also concerns over how this was not a congressional hearing. elon musk and mark zuckerberg were not subjected to a grilling. they were given questions before hand to answer them and have their lawyers with them. i spoke with senator ed markey during a break and ask him if he and the other senators understood artificial intelligence, its risks and how to regulate it and he made an interesting analogy with the bbc saying look, bbc understands how radio works but does not receive them from receiving news that is

fair and impartial, so i think what he is implying is that you don't need to know that my new show of the technology in order to understand the risks or the benefits of it, but how to regulate it is something they need to reach a consensus on, and we are no closer to understanding how they will achieve that. anchor: nasa astronaut frank rubio made history as he surpassed the u.s. record for single longest duration spaceflight on monday. he is set to return to earth on september 20 seven after spending 371 days in space. the record was previously set in 2022, 355 days in space. rubio spoke on wednesday admit breaking the record. >> it was unexpected. in some ways it has been incredible challenge, but in other ways an incredible blessing, so i count myself lucky and honored to represent the agency and our country and yeah, looking forward to getting to 365.

i think that will be a good milestone for our nation to achieve. anchor: remember you can find out more about all the days news at our website and check us out on your favorite social media sites. i am caitriona perry narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. >> good evening. on "the newshour" tonight, i struggle to reach a coastal city in libya -- aid workers struggle to reach a coastal city in libya where 1000 died and thousands more are still missing. north korea's kim jong-un pledges support for vladimir putin's war in ukraine in every meeting between the leaders. and how democratic voters view